Summer Kicks Off at LA’s Legendary Hollywood Bowl

I’ve been living in Los Angeles since 2013, but I’m still considered a newbie. There’s so much to do, so much to see, that my bucket list is endless. One of my unfulfilled goals has been to take in a live show at the legendary Hollywood Bowl.

The Hollywood Bowl, the iconic amphitheater, is the summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the host to hundreds of musical events each year. I had to pinch myself to see if I was dreaming when I received an invite, on behalf of my personal website, for the venue’s summer season preview held this week. While it wasn’t a musical performance, there was a DJ spinning tracks from the summer lineup.

Many concertgoers are able to picnic in the hills surrounding the theater. Did you know you can reserve a spot with food and wine included? Click the link here to learn how.

Goin actually has a suggested menu that you can choose to follow. I sampled from this menu and I can confirm that if you’re picnicking, it’s the way to go!

My Top 5 Most-Anticipated Concerts:

Bryan Ferry with Orchestra Cécile McLorin Salvant – Saturday, 8/26

I’m gigantic fan of Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry’s solo career (no joke, I listen to the Avalonalbum practically every day). He mastered ‘70s and ’80s sophisti-pop and was incredibly sexy while doing it. I would gnaw my right arm off to see him live. Buy tickets here.

Blondie, Garbage, and Sky Ferreira – Sunday, 7/9

This is the ultimate #girlsnightout concert with three generations of talented women in rock! Since I love late-‘70s punk and ‘80s new wave, seeing Debbie Harry rock out with her boys on stage would be incredible. Shirley Manson live would also be a treat — I was recently reminiscing about “#1 Crush” from the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack. Buy tickets here.

I never thought I’d be referring to an a cappella group as “hot ticket,” but Pentatonix is huge, and judging by their TV appearances, I bet they would put on a fantastic live show. The Hollywood Bowl is also famous for its 4th of July fireworks. Buy tickets here.

This is one of those Hollywood Nights I’ll never forget!

Special thanks to Jannis Swerman, Scott Wetherby, and Andrew Schwartz for making this night happen.